Dogwood vs. Magnolia — What's the Difference?

Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cornus, having flowers in clusters and hard dense wood, and often cultivated as ornamentals.

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.

A dogwood (Cornus florida) of eastern North America, having small greenish flowers surrounded by four large, showy white or pink bracts that resemble petals. Also called flowering dogwood.

Any of numerous evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Magnolia of the Western Hemisphere and Asia, having large, showy, often fragrant white, pink, purple, or yellow flowers, and widely cultivated as ornamentals.

Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel

The flower of any of these plants.

The wood of such trees and shrubs.

A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.

A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.

The flower of a magnolia tree.

The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.

A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.

A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

Hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood

Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.

Dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

Any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms